Game 24 - The Dons (A)
Team - MK Dons
Date - 29/12/2025 19:45
Where - Stadium MK

What would your starting line-up be? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

This game has now become very important for Notts to demonstrate that the poor performance at Chesterfield is just a one off.

It is vital that Notts get a result from this game otherwise they could be five points off third place after all the results are in.

I think it's time for a few changes to the starting eleven. I would consider resting Jatta & put Dennis upfront with Hall in the number 10 role. I would bring in Kouhyar for Bennetts. I would also consider bringing in Hinchy for Norburn in the centre of midfield.

That would mean Jatta, Norburn & Bennetts on the bench. There may even be a case of resting Grant and playing Jodi just behind Dennis. MK will be expecting Martin to keep the same side. It may be a good idea to surprise them.

At the very least, Notts need to try and avoid defeat, but we must be putting more pressure on our opponents, which lately we haven't been doing.

What? Another game already? It was hardly worth them taking their boots off!

It’s going to be a tough game, it’ll be interesting to see Martin’s line up and what (if any) changes he makes.

Yes, very busy period! 3 more games in 7 days.

I’m sure Jatta will be rested for 1 and Jones may well make a start. MKD is a huge game if we are to consolidate our promotion credentials. We need at least a point to regain some momentum really.

I think players like Grant & Iorpenda are crucial for these games because they offer the guile and creativity that others lack. Norburn offers the grit but if Palmer is fit I’m sure he’d start - but he might come of the bench on Mon & get a start in 1 of the upcoming home games. We’ll see.

I'm sure MP and the team will treat the game with the utmost importance, but I don't think us fans should build it up too much.

Memories of how they ripped us open time after time a couple of weeks ago are still fresh. Roos has the shakes again and we're still without our first choice central midfield pairing. If offered a point right now, I'd snatch their hands off.

MK are a robust unit so it's also a bad game to turn to lighter, creative players who might not be at their most confident. At home to Accrington might be a better time to see Jones, Hall, Palmer start.

Changes? It seems that Bennetts might be out. So let's see what the Crawley promotion pairing Tsaroulla and Gordon can do. Deep into the season now with the January window looming, selections now are akin to tests. Can these players really help us get to where we want to go?

Other than that, I'd say it's time Kouhyar got a start - as a 10, for either Dennis or Grant. Dennis because he was so atrocious at Chesterfield or Grant because as we've always known 2 goals from 20 games in a forward position is never going to cut it for a promotion aspiring team.